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Thanks!

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Hard to say, I'm not tech savvy enough to enlarge it.

I enlarged it.

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chengkp75,

Here is a picture taken off the stern of FOS 3 hrs ago.

What do you think? 2 or 3?

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Wow, I stop following this thread for two days, and boom.

 

 

 

Lets look at this situation from a marine engineer's perspective.

 

 

 

First, to say that RCI hurried the repair to the fixipod caused the new problem is purely speculative. Unless you happen to know that the pod was not completed until just before flooding the dock, I would say that "rushing" was not the problem. Generally, the limiting factor on drydock length is the time needed to clean, scrape, prime, paint, and allow the bottom paint to cure before you immerse it in water. Most times underwater mechanical work is scheduled and completed a couple of days before the end of a drydocking, to allow the paint crew to paint the things like pods that have had machinists crawling all over them for the majority of the docking.

 

 

 

Since there was a repair to the propulsion system, the classification society and flag state would require a sea trial, and this was obviously accomplished with the pod working as designed. This was of course always in the schedule, so the 2 night cruise did not affect a sea trial.

 

 

 

Going back to Freeport instead of doing the two day cruise just wouldn't work. Opening a pod to repair will require at least 7 days (including docking, pumping the dock, repairs, pumping dock, undocking) as was shown for the Allure (10 days if I remember, to do her pods, though that required the cofferdams in the dock). Even just removing the propeller from the pod requires oxy-acetylene cutting of the rope guard, and rewelding the guard back in place when done.

 

 

 

It sounds like, to me (professional guessing) that some insulation on the wires for the pod's motor was damaged during the repair. Sometimes this is not obvious, and can take a few days of operation (current flowing through the wire) before there is an alarm on the insulation. From the info that Barklee posted, this sounds just about exactly what happened. Some time on the first revenue cruise (maybe 75 hours after leaving the yard), the problem cropped up.

 

 

 

If the Chief is pretty confident about fixing the pod internally (to the point that he would say so to a passenger, which could come back and bite him badly if the company didn't feel the same), I'd go along with him. The motor in the pods is a 10,000v motor, and any cabling or wiring needed to repair, along with terminals, lugs, and all the "hardware" of the job, is not what is normally stocked onboard. It may take a couple weeks to get the materials to catch up with the ship, and then as noted, you can only work on the pod when in port, so this slows the repair drastically since you have to start work, and then before getting underway, you have to secure everything and clean up so that the freewheeling shaft doesn't tear up anything. Then next port, you unsecure things again and start working. You lose about 50% of the available repair time having to open and close stuff every day.

 

 

 

As someone said, the fixipod affects speed but not steering or maneuverability since it does not rotate and therefore is not part of steering.

 

 

 

I will keep subscribed here for the next few weeks or until the pod is repaired, just to answer anything anyone wants to know.

chengkp75, thank you for taking the time to properly explain while demonstrating your professional expertise and technological knowledge.

Unfortunately too often people ass-ume or "heard" information, which results in ridiculous insinuations regarding something that no one has a clue about; hence how rumors on here get started.

Not being rude, but honest.

Thankful for experts in fields. Thank you chengkp75! Sincerely.

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Talking to myself yes, because ghosties like yourself prefer your invisible status. Camera? Definitely not, I am not that vain ;) Weather in Toronto? I'm Canadian and very used to snow, although I'll never stop griping about it :o

Look at the "Ghostie" thread and see what I posted. Came out of the shadows.

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Nah, I have quite enjoyed the one sided conversations :rolleyes: LOL

U sit in front of your iPad with the camera on talking to yourself? With the weather in Toronto, I wouldn't blame you.

Looks like upper 60's/lower 70's for departure day.

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I love that movie.

Go read the FOS Feb 15, 2015 thread and you will be laughing.

Poor Toronto Robyn...

Or as they say in Cozumel, "pobre cita!"

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Please disregard that request until next week

TV said last night the N GA could get some snow end of next week. Luckily I am southwest of ATL.

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Ha Ha! You are one of the Ghosties :p Glad you decided to show yourself - I have been talking to myself on the roll call for weeks :o

I know. It was quite humorous. Like talking to all those in attendance with Robinson Crusoe.

"Bueller...Bueller...anyone...anyone..."

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Not exactly the word that I was thinking of.

I meant I laughed out loud so hard my wife asked me. "What are you watching?" She didn't believe me when I told her I was looking at the CC boards.

I am sorry for the Snowpocalypse.

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Heyyyyyyy! We are on the same cruise :) Hi Kevin!!!

I have been quietly sitting back, being a Ghostie. Usually read and not comment....

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The only thing falling here is snow.:rolleyes:

That is AWESOME!!!!!!!

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It's a bit late for that. I'm sure folks are calling looking for answers as many are in panic mode (I am not one of them and I am sailing Feb 15th).

I am with you! (In more ways than one)

"The sky is falling...the sky is falling!"

(Being funny)

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Here is a little video of the Royal Promenade just posted today.

I think all will be cleared up when this cruise comes back on Sunday. I would imagine that someone on this cruise would say something about the alterations of port times.

For such a beloved ship, she might as well be nicknamed - "Seabiscuit"

Found another travel agent who was on the cruise. Here is their photoblog of the ship:

http://www.lenslizard.com/freedom-of-the-seas-royal-caribbean/

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Looks like this pic is from the new deck...

Also a picture from inside the fitness area.

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So I went trolling on Instagram under hashtag #freedomoftheseas. Here are some pics I found. Also, all wondering about the St Tropez section, look up "davidwhartman" and he has a video where it looks like he is up there.

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The 2 day cruise just ended this morning, people need to travel home and maybe even visit with their families a little before they come on here and update complete strangers. The one TA who was posting about rotational dining wasn't believed by some posters, so why would they even bother to come back and post anyway?

Is that person a TA?

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When I said "the poster", I was referring to the post in which you originally responded to (I believe it was by John&LaLa). They were talking about an apparent announcement by someone from RC who mentioned a NEW plan to add some sort of rotational dining to the Quantum class ships. I know about the whole dynamic dining situation, but I was speaking of the confusion between DD and the apparent rotational dining now being discussed.

Gotcha. Sorry.

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The poster was talking about Rotational dining, something different then Dynamic Dining. Apparently someone from Royal that was onboard the special 2 night Freedom sailing announced that rotational dining was going to take the place of DD on the Quantum class ships.

No I wasn't talking about rotational dining. Had never heard that being a thought on RCCL. I was talking about how the Dynamic Dining hadn't worked the way RCCL planned, hence the halt in changing Freedom, and the delayed roll out for Oasis and Allure. I will find the "press release" that RCCL posted explaining exactly what I am reiterating.

Comments made were that the technology aspect of Quantum/Anthem along with a new dining situation were an "Upper Exec's" baby, and instead of having bugs across the board they could isolate it to one or two ships until the kinks are worked out.

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Freedom Cruisers, what's up with this Rotational Dining announcement. :confused:

 

Inquiring minds want to know. :eek:

Not happening. RCCL had already announced it wasn't getting rolled out. They are holding off on Oasis and Allure. Too many issues on Quantum.

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I haven't zoomed in, but it may be that the reflective sunshade inside the bridge windows is down, and in certain lighting conditions, it makes the windows look funny on the outside. Either the sun was coming in at that exact position while docking, or that window is exactly aligned to give the funny reflection in the photo.

It is the reflection off the water. If you look at the live feed it is shimmering like the water.

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You may be looking T T1 construction cam

Doesn't look like it. Was on port Canaveral webcam page:

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Too bad the webcam is pointing the wrong way today. Pointing towards terminal 1 and backside of EOS. Wish it was remote control like tampa's.

Enjoy and have fun to all those going today!

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